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Psychotherapy Goes from Couch to Mat - Time Magazine

2009-04-21T17:14:00.000-07:00

During this time of recession, emotions tend to come to the forefront in the oddest places - including the yoga mat.

Recently, Time Magazine noticed a trend and wrote this article: "Psychotherapy goes from Couch to Yoga Mat"

It starts with these words:
"Talk. Share. Cry. Stretch? Psychotherapy has historically been an exercise of the mind, but in the offices of more and more modern-day mental-health providers, emotional healing is taking place not just on the couch but on the yoga mat" . Read the full article here...

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy is mentioned as the one yoga therapy which merges the physical and emotional experiences...

"Emotional memories are stored in your body," ... "A group yoga class, is not structured to enable you to process that. Ideally one would want to work with someone who is paying attention to both the physical and emotional experiences."

Explore your emotional edges on the mat. Contact Soleil today...

Turn Stress Into Bliss - A Meditation Circle on Mercer Island

2009-04-21T08:50:00.000-07:00

"Turn Stress Into Bill - Meditation Circle

4 Mondays Jan 18 - Feb 8, 2010
7 - 8pm
$95
Includes Soleil's Meditation CD & Podcasts

WHERE: Rose Clinic, Downtown Mercer Island
More info? Contact Soleil

This series is inspired by the book and program, "Turn Stress Into Bliss: The Proven 8 week Program to Health, Relaxation & Stress Relief" by Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy founder, Michael Lee.
Buy the book on Amazon...

Is Yoga a Religion?

2009-04-11T10:05:00.000-07:00

I often get asked, "Is Yoga a Religion?" And more specifically, "If I am Christian, can I practice Yoga?"

Because I am not an expert in this field, I invited my colleague, Gaylie Cashman MA, a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and Spiritual Direction practitioner, to write this article.

For more about Gaylie's practice in Portland, OR, please visit here at www.YourStillSmallVoice.com

Here's what she writes:

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Reconciliation of Christianity and Yoga

Let me begin with the concern that yoga is a religion. Yoga is a discipline or system that invites the whole human person to be present, creating the optimal potential of well being. A whole human person is considered body, mind and spirit, so wholeness within the yoga system invites all participants’ personal spiritual beliefs and experiences into the practice. Christians most requently express concern that yoga belongs to Hinduism, perhaps because so many teachings about the benefits and value of yoga are of a Hindu perspective. If only Hinduism’s perspective on yoga is examined, the water can get muddied about what yoga is and is not. While Hinduism is the predominant religion to incorporate yoga, the fact is, yoga has much to offer all of us.

Read the entire article here...

Written by Gaylie Cashman, MA, PRYT

Stress to Success

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Technology is Consciousness Externalized

New! Stress to Success Website by Soleil

Self-Mastery through Stress Management

for Businesses & Busy People

Learn more about Soleil's 8 Week Program

Stress Relief in 20 seconds!

Try the 20 Second Awareness Break now...

Gift Cards - Keep on Giving

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Holiday, Birthday, Graduation? Give a gift of freedom.

$10 off when you give an e-gift certificate from Soleil

+ $10 of your gift goes to the Scholarship fund
~ help others without the funds to receive needed sessions.

+ Personalized Gift e-card sent to the recipient.
~ (Fill in name, email, reason, & short message.)
View a sample Gift Card...

Use Paypal for online payment by sending to soleil@soleilrising.com
Or contact Soleil directly for other payment methods.

Gifts available for Yoga Therapy, Private Yoga, & Coaching.
Does not include cost for travel if on-site.
Limit 3 per recipient

See Current Fees...

Self-Mastery / Stress Management Coach & Book Offer

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Soleil Coaches by phone around the World

Self-Mastery/Stress Management 101
An 8-week Course based on the book
Turn Stress Into Bliss. The Proven 8 Week program for Health, Relaxation and Stress Relief
by Michael Lee, Founder Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy

Click on image to buy the book & receive:

* FREE- Soleil's Movement & Meditation CD
(pay S&H only)
* 10% off - 8 - Coach Calls to guide each week
$400 for 8 - 30 min. calls (Save $96)

For more about relieving stress visit Michael Lee's new Blog - "Yoga for Stress Relief"

Welcome to my blog!

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Thank you for visiting my blog.
This site is for my Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Private practice and complements information found at www.SoleilRising.com.

For more about my Stress Management & Corporate programs go to: www.StressToSuccess.info

Information can be overwhelming. If it's just too much to read, please contact me directly.

Click here to find current information, offers, and writings.

* Current Rates...
* What is Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy? What is a session like?
* Self-Mastery / Stress Management (for Professionals)
--> Read Soleil's story "Awakening a Corporate Soul"
* (Private) Yoga Coach
* Meditation Classes
* Upcoming Phoenix Rising Professional Practitioner Trainings

Other Sites from Soleil:
Some people wonder how I manage different businesses, and yet, to me, I offer the same thing to everyone - no matter what arena - to "wake up" and live fully engaged, happy in life & work.

YogaBlaze - Monthly Yoga Newsletter (in Seattle)
YogaBizz - Business Coach for Yoga Pros
Seattle Dance Source - Monthly Dance Newsletter

Private Yoga - A Personal Practice

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* Click to view a full list of fees with current specials

Fees for Services

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$20 off Gift Certificates (+$10 to Scholarships) Now Available...

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy - Private Sessions
75 - 90 minutes / Mercer Island office (travel additional)
$110 (1), $200 (2), $285 (3)

New Client Special: $180 for 2 (1 mo exp)

Couples ~ 2 hours - $180 (1)
Couples Package (2 privates + 1 couple) - $350 (Save $30)

Private Yoga & Meditation Practice
60 minutes / Mercer Island office (travel additional)
$90 (1), $170 (2), $240 (3)

New Client Special: $160 for 2 (1 mo exp)

Coach Calls
30 minutes - Phone or Skype
$60 (1), $220 (4), $400 (8)

New Client Special: $100 for 2 (2 week exp)
From Stress to Success Coach & Book offer...

Groups: Workshop / Lecture / Trainings
Time, Location, Cost based on organizational requirements.

Current as of December 2008

Phoenix Rising vs. Private Yoga. What's the difference?

Gift Certificates & Scholarships available. Learn More...

Meditations, New Location being sought

2008-07-21T13:00:00.000-07:00

Meditations
for Healthy Body, Clear Mind, Inspired Living!

Thematically Led Mindfulness Based Meditations for all levels.

Sit, Lay, or Stand. Movement and Stillness. Various types of meditation will be offered.

Bring whatever makes sitting comfortable.

New Location is being sought. Please Contact Soleil for more information.

Orcas Island Rocks!

2008-07-21T12:03:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful time I had this past weekend offering Phoenix Rising Class / Workshops at a beautiful studio on Orcas island - Orcas Mandala. I was so inspired by the diversity and true presence brought by the students. And the beauty of the island knocks me off my feet so that all I can do is breathe and enjoy!

In addition, I was honored to have my son join me. Though he did not attend class (at age 15 he doesn't really want to know much about my work) - it was the first time that he got a sense for the work that I do. I love when the many parts of my life come together.

If you were at the workshop & would like to leave me feedback, please post a comment here(anonymously if you'd like) and know that though I will read it, I will not publish it so others will not see it.

Yoga on the Docks w/ Soleil

2008-07-03T10:52:00.000-07:00

Lightly Led Yoga in Nature

SOME SUNNY Sundays
10 - 11am (later if a cool day)

Follow me on TWITTER to find out when I'll be there.

@ the Luther Burbank Park docks on Mercer Island.

Not Sunday? If the weather is nice, I'm always doing my yoga at the dock. Come on down & if you see me, feel free to plop down a mat and join in! Follow me on TWITTER to find out when I'll be there.

This is NOT a set class! If I am not there, then do your own yoga and enjoy the beauty that is all around you. (Be your own best teacher, you'll know what to do...)

Bring:
A yoga mat (that can get dirty), water, towel, and anything else that makes sitting & moving more comfortable. Don't forget suntan lotion!

"Lightly led" means that there is no format and will be led more by what's happening for you. Themed around connection to our selves, to nature, and each other - talking & sharing is included.

FREE - donations will be graciously accepted.

PRYT Professional Trainings w/ Soleil

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Deepen your Skills.

Be at the Vanguard of Mind- Body Practitioners
Learn how your clients benefit from this unique combination of

classical yoga and contemporary mind-body psychology.

Personal Growth to Enhance your Life
Experience the profound healing facilitated by this

holistic and self-empowering form of yoga therapy.

A Career Path in Yoga Therapy
Acquire professional certification training that will enable you to

bridge the gap between your career and your spiritual life.

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2010 is just shaping up. Check back in the next month for more.

Seattle Level 1 & 2 - August 2010

Portland, OR Level 1 - May 2010

Harbin Hot Springs Level 1 - July 2010

San Diego Level 1 & 2 - November 2010

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Level 1 - 4 days: $595 Level 2 - 6 days: $795
Early Reg: $50 off if paid in full 1 month before training

Click for the Full PRYT Calendar (w/ other teachers)

Phoenix Rising on Orcas Island

2008-06-12T20:09:00.000-07:00

Join me on Orcas Island!
Awaken the Inside. Experience the Outside.

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (PRYT) classes & workshops.

Fri. July 18, 5:30 - 7:00pm
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy CLASS. $20 drop in
Consider the experience of RECEIVING your yoga rather then DOING your yoga.
This facilitated experience is unique - unlike any yoga class you have ever taken.
No experience necessary.

Sat. July 19, 9 - 11am
Intro to PRYT Step 1 $30 pre-reg / $40 day of
An Experiential workshop of the private practice.
A perfect lead in to moving deeper into awareness.
For ALL Levels of Mind-Body Enthusiasts

Sat. July 19, 1 - 4pm
Intro to PRYT Step 2 $40 pre-reg / $50 day of
HANDS-ON experiential workshop practicing giving & receiving PRYT.
Highly recommended for all Mind-Body-Spirit workers / healers /yogis
Pre-requisite Recommended: The PRYT Step 1 workshop

SPECIAL: All 3 sessions for $75 + $15 off Private
PRIVATES: $110 for 90 minutes.
REGISTER: @ Orcas Mandala in Eastsound http://www.orcasmandala.com/

Soleil teams up with LUCY Activewear!

2008-06-01T18:55:00.000-07:00

I love Lucy. Actually, I love Lucy Activewear clothes because I can go from a plane ride to teaching, to giving a private session, to playing with my son in one really comfortable, wrinkle-free, great looking outfit.

So I decided to team up with Lucy (www.lucy.com) in order to reach out to the many women who want more out of life. Healthy Body, Clear Mind, Inspired Living & now great clothes!

I will offer monthly events with Lucy so keep checking back. Look for "Lucy" in my blog labels.

Upcoming events this Summer @ Lucy stores:

Saturday, June 14 "Walk & Shop" Meditation
A fun & easy led Meditation
11 -12am - Lucy in University Village
3 - 4pm - Lucy in Bel-Square

A shopping meditation? Consider bringing awareness to your edges around scarcity & abundance, fitting in & standing out.
Saturday July 12 "Meet & Play"
A Party just for Yoga Professionals
6:30 - 8:30pm
Short Circle at 7:00

Our 2nd YogaBizz community gathering for all yoga teachers (and those in training), studio owners, merchandisers.
For other events, coaching & programs for Yoga Professionals go to http://www.yogabizz.com/

View Soleil's Summer 2008 events

What is Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy? What does a session look like?

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Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Real Stories

A recovering cancer patient sobs as she allows her grief over the loss of her breasts free rein for the first time; she has had to remain strong and optimistic for too long.

A computer programmer follows his hip pain into the depths of fear & anger around the possibility of losing his job during this economic crisis. He now works at his desk, the hip relieved, the struggle gone, able to accept any eventuality.

A woman recalls her sexual abuse by her father. She connects the abuse with compulsive control over her eating. She eats a healthy meal today for the first time in years.

A psychotherapist who defines herself as an “incurable workaholic” breathes deeply, encouraging her busy mind to take a break and her body to relax. She finds it a pleasurable experience and vows to take a moment between each of her clients to smell the roses.

A want-to-be singer discovers her new found voice after being told in her younger years that “children should not be heard”. She decides to find a choral group and eventually falls in love & marries the lead singer. Together they now bring music to thousands.

Newly-weds are finding happiness to be such a new experience that they choose to keep the feeling alive in their bodies by engaging together in play.

A working mother let's her husband take the crying baby and the toddler to the park. She's discovered that when her shoulders scream - that 'pain in the neck' is a sign for her to stop taking care of the world and begin putting her needs first.

What do these people have in common?
They are all engaged in a holistic mind-body healing modality, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. As opposed to traditional psychotherapy which focuses upon the mind or yoga which focuses upon the body, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy understands that body and mind are not separate, and thus physical and emotional issues are profoundly connected.

Operating under the assumption that the body is a repository for all life’s experiences, both positive and negative, PRYT opens tensely held parts of the body so that pent-up feelings, fears and resistances are revealed and the insights gained are then put into action.

Read about PRYT in Time Magazine's:
Psychotherapy Goes from Couch to Mat.

What are Phoenix Rising sessions like?
NEW! View Soleil's Sample Session Videos
PRYT is a non-directive, client-centered process. In a typical session, you are guided through a sequence of carefully selected, assisted postures designed to bring you deeper into an internal experience. As you are supported in the postures, Soleil guides you in dialogue about what’s happening in your body.

This unique combination of postures and focused dialogue techniques often has a synergistic effect, enabling you to readily access information stored in the body, and to gain new insights into long-standing patterns and chronic physical and mental tensions.

Each session concludes with an integration, to assist in processing your experience and finding the connections with your life "off the mat" and exploring how you can bring new-found insights into action.

Try it! Follow Soleil's audio cast for an Integration...

No Yoga Experience is necessary.

Who benefits from Phoenix Rising?
Whether working with pain that stems from major trauma such as an accident or unexpected illness, or from the less recognized strain of life transitions, chronic stress or self-neglect, yoga therapy offers a powerful, safe and natural path to well-being.

Clients have found PRYT to be beneficial for a wide variety of situations and conditions including stress release, chronic pain, general malaise, resistance to change, and healing from physical and/or sexual abuse.

This work is complementary to more traditional forms of treatment such as psychotherapy and physical therapy.

List of Benefits
• Release anxieties that have a corresponding physical component
• Free up areas of tension
• Increase Awareness and Concentration
• Facilitate problem-solving and decision-making
• Overcome self-limiting beliefs
• Increase vibrant creative energy
• Alleviate pain
• Promote personal growth & transformation in body-mind-spirit

How does Soleil offer Sessions?
• Private Sessions ~90 minutes. Your site or Mercer Island office. Phone Sessions (Skype).
• Phoenix Rising for Groups – 8 Week Stress Management Program
• PRYT for Couples. Partners, Parent-Child, Friends
• PRYT Trainings & specialized workshops (Soleil has been on Faculty since 2006)

VIEW CURRENT FEES...

Awakening a Corporate Soul. Learning to Play your Edge … at WORK.

2008-05-25T13:53:00.000-07:00

Soleil's story of how she went from 20 years in Corporate High Tech to Yoga Therapy...

"One month after 9/11, with Seattle’s dot-coms crashing and unemployment rapidly rising, a Human Resources administrator walked into my office and sheepishly handed me an empty cardboard box with a pink-slip. Gathering my belongings into the box, I was smiling – thrilled to be on my way. Throughout my nearly 20 years in the High-tech industry, I had experienced chronic back pain, multiple migraines, and a bout with cancer. It was time to live at a more gentle EDGE."
Read the rest of Soleil's story here...

Contact Soleil

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http://www.soleilrising.com/
Soleil@SoleilRising.com
206.300.7333 (cell / msg)
Skype: SoleilRising

Other websites:
http://www.yogablaze.com/ (One Guide to All Yoga in Greater Seattle)
http://www.yogabizz.com/ (Radical Success Coach & resources for Yoga Professionals)
http://www.seattledancesource.com/ (One Guide to All Free-Form Dance in Greater Seattle)

Summer 2008 Events & Trainings with Soleil

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August 1 - 12 TRAININGS:
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Trainings in Seattle with Soleil*
For all Yoga Teachers, Wellness Professionals & Mind-Body Enthusiasts
Level 1: August 1 - 5, $595
Level 2: August 7 - 12, $795
To Register: www.pryt.com or call toll-free 800-288-9642
NOTE: These are my only PRYT trainings on the West Coast in 2008
PRYT Practitoners or LEVEL 3 Students: Assistants are needed. Contact Soleil!

June 7 WORKSHOP:
Mind-Body Education for Wellness Professionals
An experiential Introduction to 2 Yoga Therapies
Phoenix Rising with Soleil AND Yoga of T. Krishnamacharya with Kat Allen
Saturday June 7, 12 - 5pm @ FourAims in West Seattle
$75 pre-reg, $95 day of
Register w/ Kat @ Four Aims: 206.650.7449
June 14: "Walk & Shop" (FREE)
A fun & easy led Meditation @ Lucy Store's
Saturday, June 14, 11 -12am - University Village
Saturday, June 14, 3 - 4pm - Bel-Square

July / August YOGA ON THE DOCK (Mercer Island)
Lightly led yoga (movement, meditation & sharing)
@ the Luther Burbank Park docks on Mercer Island
Most SUNNY Sunday mornings @ 10am in July & August.
Directions: exit I-90 Island Crest way. Go NORTH till you drive into the south parking lot. Walk into the park, past the little beach, walk along the path by the water and you hit the docks.
This is lightly led with no format, themed around connection to our selves, to nature, and each other. Talking / Sharing may be included. If I am not there, then continue to connect with yourself through your own yoga and enjoy the beauty that is all around you.
By Donation
Call to check if I'll show up: 206.300.7333
JULY 18/19 WORKSHOP/CLASS:
Orcas Island, San Juans: Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy
Friday July 18, evening PRYT class.
Saturday July 19, morning & afternoon hands-on Introductions.
Studio: http://www.orcasmandala.com/